Which of the following elements would be best suited for electrical wiring: gold, sulfur, or neon?
1 Answer
Jan 14, 2016
Which do you think? Gold is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity. The others are non-metals with localized electrons.
Explanation:
As I recall, gold has an extremely low resistivity; not so low as copper; again from memory, silver has a resistivity lower than copper. So why don't we use silver or gold for wiring?
